Soldier Soundtracks to War
Monday, August 08 2011
Soldier Soundtracks to War
The music that’s loaded on a soldier’s iPod is a part of each person’s survival strategy. Jake Warga is an independent radio producer who spent time in Iraq with U.S. troops. While he was there, he asked soldiers what music they loaded into their iPods. Today we’ll share a half dozen of the stories in a series called Soldier Soundtracks to War.
NEXT CHAPTER: OPEN PROSTHETICS PROJECT
Jonathan Kuniholm lost his right arm in combat in Iraq. Since then he's been experimenting with an "open source" prosthetics project. We find out the latest about that project since we first met Jonathan in 2006. Listen to the original story
A PROMISE FROM WORLD WAR I
Rick Coxen's grandfather served in World War I. When Rick came into possession of his grandfather's things, he came across a journal and a letter. The letter details a promise he'd made to his wartime comrades, one he never had a chance to fulfill. Rick is now trying to keep the promise that was made close to a century ago.
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